Renee Sanders

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Remember the guy who wouldn't take the flag pole down on his Virginia property awhile back? You might remember the news story several months ago about a crotchety old man in Virginia who defied his local Homeowners Association and refused to take down the flag pole on his property along with the large American flag he flew on it.

Now we learn who that old man was. On June 15, 1919, Van T. Barfoot was born in Edinburg, Texas . That probably didn't make news back then.

But twenty five years later, on May 23, 1944, near Cyrano, Italy, That same Van T. Barfoot, who had in 1940 enlisted in the U.S. Army, set out alone to flank German machine gun positions from which gunfire was raining down on his fellow soldiers. His advance took him through a minefield but having done so, he proceeded to single-handedly take out three enemy machine gun positions, returning with 17 prisoners of war.

And if that weren’t enough for a day's work, he later took on and destroyed three German tanks sent to retake the machine gun positions.

That probably didn’t make much news either, given the scope of the war, but it did earn Van T. Barfoot, who retired as a Colonel after also serving In Korea and Vietnam , a well deserved Congressional Medal of Honor.

What did make news was his Neighborhood Association's quibble with how the 90-year-old Veteran chose to fly the American flag outside his suburban Virginia home. Seems the HOA rules said it was OK to fly a flag on a house-mounted bracket, but, for decorum, items such as Barfoot's 21-foot flagpole were "unsuitable."

Van Barfoot had been denied a permit for the pole, but erected it anyway and was facing Court action unless he agreed to take it down.

Then the HOA story made national TV, and the Neighborhood Association rethought its position and agreed to indulge this
aging hero who dwelt among them.

"In the time I have left", he said to the Associated Press, "I plan to continue to fly the American flag without interference."

As well he should. And if any of his neighbors had taken a notion to contest him further, they might have done well to read his Medal of Honor citation first. Seems it Indicates Mr. Van Barfoot wasn't particularly good at backing down.

If you've read this post and don't share it, - Guess what -You need your butt kicked. I share this with you because I don't want MY butt kicked anymore and I'm tired of seeing those who hate our country yet march in our streets, tear down our statues, burn our stores and loot our businesses have a free hand to do whatever they want.

WE ONLY LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE! AND, BECAUSE OF BRAVE OLD MEN LIKE VAN BARFOOT!

[Supersonic Redhead🛫 @Supersonic_Red]

There’s a generation a lot of people forget exists. We were born at the tail end of the Boomers, but we are not culturally the same as people born in the 40s and early 50s. We are Generation Jones.

And honestly, it explains a lot.

We grew up in a world that still felt fundamentally analog, but we were young enough to be dragged headfirst into the digital revolution. We are the bridge generation between rotary phones and smartphones, between slide rules and AI, between Walter Cronkite and algorithm driven media.

We remember when there were only a few television channels and the entire country watched the same thing at the same time. We also adapted to the internet, email, forums, social media, streaming and now artificial intelligence. We lived before and after the technological singularity hit everyday life.

That is not a small thing.

People born in the 40s came of age in a post World War II America that was still industrial, deeply hierarchical and institutionally stable. Their formative years were shaped by the Cold War, Vietnam, the civil rights era and a society where information moved slowly.

Generation Jones came later. We inherited the aftermath of all of that.

We were the kids who watched Watergate destroy blind trust in government. We watched manufacturing begin to collapse. We saw divorce rates explode. We were the first truly latchkey generation in massive numbers. We learned independence early because many of us had to.

We grew up with one foot in old America and one foot in whatever this new thing was becoming.

We played outside until the streetlights came on but we also learned DOS commands. We learned cursive and keyboarding. We had card catalogs and Google searches. We went from vinyl records to cassette tapes to CDs to MP3s to streaming in one lifetime.

We remember maps. We remember memorizing phone numbers. We remember life before GPS and before every human interaction became filtered through a screen.

And because of that, I think Generation Jones developed a very unique perspective. We are adaptable because we had no choice but to adapt. We learned technology as adults instead of being born into it. We remember a slower world but were forced to survive in a rapidly accelerating one.

That creates a very different mindset than either older Boomers or younger Gen X and Millennials.

A lot of us also reject the caricature people now associate with “Boomers.” We were not buying houses for the cost of a sandwich in 1965. The interest rate on my first house was over 14% and that was after buying down a point. Many of us got hit by recessions, outsourcing, pension collapses and economic instability just like younger generations did. We watched promises evaporate in real time.

We understand older generations because we were raised by them. We understand younger generations because we had to evolve alongside them.

That’s why the Jones generation often feels culturally homeless. We are rarely discussed, rarely defined and usually lumped into categories that don’t actually fit us.

But we exist.

We are the human transition point between the industrial age and the digital age.

And frankly, there will probably never be another generation quite like us again.

[Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation @PBTF]

Thank you @ChuckGrassley for championing the Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act, now signed into law! This will remove barriers to critical care for kids w/ brain tumors. Special thanks to advocates like Charlie for making this win possible! Learn more: https://t.co/eSOEJDppCU

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@TuckerCarlson @buckleycarlson What a wonderful interview! Thanks for letting us see authentic relationships and insight into your lives and love of each other!

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@BlakeSNeff @RealCandaceO You did not even work with her to arrange a time for her to be there. This is absolutely the worst and no one will believe anything “proof” provide because you are not allowing her time to arrange schedule to be there. interesting to see if you allow her to come on virtually

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@realJennaEllis Rude! Why say something snarky when you can just keep your mouth shut. If you don’t agree with her just ignore. Why giver her more press?

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

It’s all about Jesus.

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@LAYS #OnlyLays

[Pastor Mark Driscoll @PastorMark]

Thank you @Franklin_Graham for being clear about Jesus Christ

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@realJennaEllis What was the purpose of this? Why?

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@TuckerCarlson The best interview I have seen in awhile. Loved the realness and humbleness of Chris. As always Tucker delivers!

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@kody_kirk @US_FDA I am not sure what your position entails BUT I do know I am very proud and happy for you!!! It does sound very impressive!!!

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@EdKrassen @Sarx88 Why do away with chocolate milk alone. Look at their breakfast choices, cereal, chocolate or white surfer covered donuts, pop tarts. Rarely is protein or fruit offered at breakfast unless it is the sugar laden juices. This whole thinking is ridiculous!!!

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@Clayconboy1 🤦‍♀️ it is GOVERNMENT!!! Let’s proof our work! However- I agree with you!

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@Claritin Tucker Carlson

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

These are the most important words Tucker Carlson has ever spoken.

Listen to this.

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

This little girl tried saving her friends by pulling a fire alarm when she heard the Nashville shooter coming.

She was shot and killed.

Her name was Evelyn Dieckhaus.

HERO.

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

@That_Guy_Harris Charleston, SC

[Arkansas Baseball @RazorbackBSB]

25 days until Opening Day.

CAN WE GET A WOOO PIG!?

[Renee Sanders @srsanders5]

Biden declares Monkeypox a health emergency due to 6,600
Americans being diagnosed. This is seriously ridiculous